gilder
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gilder
Example Sentences
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However, he soon realised being a gilder pilot was "an elite, like the Commandos".
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025
The case was made by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, a Parisian bronzeur and gilder of the early 19th Century, and the inner movements were made by Benjamin Vulliamy, clockmaker to King George III from 1773.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2020
He is less a gilder of lilies than a trimmer of fat, and there is a clarity to The New Abnormal that commends it.
From The Guardian • Apr. 11, 2020
As the sun beat down, Jane Henry, a gilder, primed and sealed the incised letters.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2014
"My father," he said, "was a carver and gilder, an' he once carved a calf so naturally that you would fancy you could hear it bleat."
From Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series To which is added The Cream of Wit and Humour from his Popular Writings by Hartley, John
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